It's to do with the EU Novel Foods Regulation, came into force last year I believe, even if we leave we are still transposing EU regulations into UK law. The EU, Big Pharma, Governments, corruption, the MHRA, all the usual chunts fucking people lives and livelihoods up. Cbd is not really a novel product, it's been consumed for centuries, it's called hemp. Yes, it's gone mainstream, that's what "they" dont like.